South Andaman is one of district of Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India. There are 3 Taluks, 128 villages and 4 towns in South Andaman district.

As per the Census India 2011, South Andaman district has 59,064 households, population of 2,38,142 of which 1,27,283 are males and 1,10,859 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 24,661 which is 10.36% of total population.

The sex-ratio of South Andaman district is around 871 compared to 876 which is average of Andaman & Nicobar Islands state. The literacy rate of South Andaman district is 79.9% out of which 83.12% males are literate and 76.2% females are literate. The total area of South Andaman is 2,672 sq.km with population density of 89 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 40.9% of population lives in Urban area and 59.1% lives in Rural area. There are 0 Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.72% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in South Andaman district.

South Andaman Religion Population

Description

Population

Percentage

Total

2,38,142

100%

Hindu

1,74,452

73.26%

Christian

33,037

13.87%

Muslim

28,912

12.14%

Sikh

866

0.36%

Religion not stated

444

0.19%

Other religions and persuasions

269

0.11%

Buddhist

135

0.06%

Jain

27

0.01%

South Andaman Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area

Description

Urban

Rural

Area(sq.km)

31.97

2,640.03

Number of households

35,297

23,767

Total Population

1,40,747

97,395

Population (%)

53.41%

46.5%

Male Population

75,180

52,103

Female Population

65,567

45,292

Sex Ratio

872

869

Literacy (%)

81.13%

78.11%

List of Taluks in South Andaman

Check out complete list of all Taluks of South Andaman district, Andaman & Nicobar Islands